wrasse

== English == === Etymology === Plural of dialectal (Cornwall) wrah, wraugh, wrath, from Cornish wragh (“old woman, hag; wrasse”), lenited form of gwragh. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɹæs/ Rhymes: -æs === Noun === wrasse (plural wrasses) Any one of numerous edible, marine, spiny-finned fishes of the family Labridae, of which several species are found in the Mediterranean and on the Atlantic coast of Europe. Many of the species are brightly colored. [from mid-17th c.] Synonym: sea parrot ==== Hyponyms ==== (species called wrasse): wrasse at FishBase. ==== Derived terms ==== ballan wrasse blueside wrasse (Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura) comb wrasse (Coris picta) humphead wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus) East Atlantic peacock wrasse Galápagos sheepshead wrasse Maori wrasse puddingwife wrasse (Halichoeres radiatus) rainbow wrasse slingjaw wrasse (Epibulus insidiator) wrasse blenny (Hemiemblemaria simulus) “*wrasse”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Wasser, resaws, swares, sawers, sewars, swears